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Cameron

Boy

Meaning of Cameron: Scottish: 'crooked nose'

Cameron is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 67th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 216th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#67

4,962 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#216

228 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

344,896

First recorded 1882 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,500 babies1982: 1,665 babies1983: 1,605 babies1984: 1,860 babies1985: 1,992 babies1986: 2,240 babies1987: 3,417 babies1988: 5,286 babies1989: 5,864 babies1990: 6,978 babies19901991: 7,000 babies1992: 7,666 babies1993: 7,422 babies1994: 7,186 babies1995: 7,435 babies1996: 7,845 babies1997: 9,070 babies1998: 12,981 babies1999: 14,216 babies2000: 14,363 babies20002001: 12,900 babies2002: 11,575 babies2003: 11,007 babies2004: 10,165 babies2005: 9,816 babies2006: 9,990 babies2007: 10,087 babies2008: 9,357 babies2009: 8,545 babies2010: 7,955 babies20102011: 8,234 babies2012: 7,911 babies2013: 7,382 babies2014: 7,595 babies2015: 7,346 babies2016: 7,449 babies2017: 6,552 babies2018: 5,930 babies2019: 5,820 babies2020: 5,678 babies20202021: 5,794 babies2022: 5,573 babies2023: 5,729 babies2024: 5,464 babies2025: 4,962 babies
US babies named Cameron per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 14,363.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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